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times when you lose your starting point guard, you lose your
defensive focus. But they're both physical and aggressive. And
they complement each other. We definitely do miss Bri, but we've
done a good job of not letting that hold us back."
Admittedly, any time you've got the likes of Catchings and
Douglas, building a team is easier. But still not easy. We've seen
other circumstances where teams have a couple of key pieces to
the puzzle, yet can't solve it.
While what Indiana has done will not be enough for Catchings
unless the Fever win a WNBA title, she's pleased with how 2011
has gone to this point.
"Knowing what Bri has meant to this team the last two years, we
had some concerns for sure when she was hurt," Catchings said.
"But we had two backups that have played the point guard position
before. They've done very well so far."
There are five current Fever players who were also on the squad in
2009, when Indiana went the distance before falling to Phoenix in
Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. January is one of them; the others
are Catchings, Douglas, Davenport and Tammy Sutton-Brown.
"Everybody is always looking at me like, 'Golly, you're never
satisfied,'" Catchings said. "I want to win the championship. And
when you look at how this season compares [to 2009], it's that
everybody is on the same page and playing for a common goal."
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